# 細 — thin; detailed

細 means “thin; detailed”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: サイ (sai). Kun'yomi: ほそ(い) (hosoi), こま(か) (komaka). You'll see it in words such as 細かい (komakai, “small; detailed”).

- Meaning: thin; detailed
- On'yomi: サイ (sai)
- Kun'yomi: ほそ(い) (hosoi), こま(か) (komaka)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Qualities 4

## How to remember 細

Thread (糸) fine enough to mark out a field (田): thin.

Parts: 糸 thread · 田 rice field

## Words with 細

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 細かい | こまかい (komakai) | small; detailed |
| 細い | ほそい (hosoi) | thin; slender |
| 細かく | こまかく (komakaku) | minutely; finely |

## Don't confuse it with

[累](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cumulative/) · [紳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sir/) · [紙](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/paper/) · [終](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/end/)

## More in the “Qualities 4” set

[深](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deep/) · [況](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/situation/) · [良](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/good/) · [専](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/exclusive/) · [細](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thin/) · [効](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/effect/) · [易](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/easy/) · [速](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/fast/)

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